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PCL Injuries

PCL Injuries When the knee is forcefully twisted or hyperextended BUT other ligaments are usually injured or torn, before the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is torn Most common mechanism for PCL alone to be injured is from a direct blow to the front of the knee while the knee is bent . 

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PCL Injuries

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  1. PCL Injuries • When the knee is forcefully twisted or hyperextended BUT other ligaments are usually injured or torn, before the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is torn • Most common mechanism for PCL alone to be injured is from a direct blow to the front of the knee while the knee is bent.  • Automobile accident • Automobile strikes another and stops suddenly • Front passenger or driver slides forward.  • Bent knee hits the dashboard just below the knee cap forcing tibia backwards on the femur tearing PCL. • The same force can occur during a fall on the bent knee, where the force of the fall on the tibia pushes it back against the femur and tears the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).

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